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Malachite On Native Copper

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Malachite On Native Copper

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Description
Locality: 
Phoenix Open Cut, Mineral Hill, Kennedy County, New South Wales, Australia
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.3 × 2.2 × 1.8 cm
Description

Fibrous, apple green Malachite on Native copper from Mineral Hill in NSW.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Malachite

Formula: 
Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Strunz: 
5.BA.10
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.0

Copper

Formula: 
Cu
Strunz: 
1.AA.05
Crystal System: 
Isometric
Hardness: 
2.5 - 3.0